Sherry Magee or Bristol Lord....what's your guess ?

[bmarlowe1]

Barry and Ted -

It's all good fun. I should also mention that

- I was not the first person to notice that the '04 Spalding Guide photo was not Cy Morgan - another person deserves credit for that. I was able to confirm that he for sure was Bowcock.

- In that same 1903 StL AL head shot composite, Red Powell and Hunter Hill are also swapped.

Mark

[rhettyeakley]

I wanted to bump this thread because as I was looking at the T208's today I am having a hard time believing that the Jack Lapp card actually depicts Lapp. He was a fairly distinctive looking guy and while it may just be a fairly crappy rendition of Lapp it just doesn't look anything like Lapp to me. Does anybody have the photo that the Lapp T208/E104/D359 was taken from?
-Rhett

Here's a photo of Lapp: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../Jack_Lapp.jpg

Here is Legendary's T208:
http://legendaryauctions.com/LotDeta...00&category=37

[Leon]

My Benny Bowcock T208......nabbed for a bit under $2100 when the getting was good....btw Mark, that is some great investigative work you have done. Many kudo's to you!!

[ethicsprof]

Rhett,
i'm with you on the Lapp.
i'm looking at the T5 I recently got from you (thanks again)
and my t222 Lapp and they sure don't look like this guy on the T208.

good eye.


best,
barry

[bmarlowe1]

Leon -
Well at least now you know who you got for $2100.

Benny Bowcock:

[bmarlowe1]

Rhett and Barry -
Let me respectfully and tentatively disagree - I think that is maybe just a really crappy hastily done drawing of Lapp - partly because I have decent head shots of all the A's of that era - and he is the closest to that picture. But, of course - it could be someone from another team.

[ethicsprof]

Mark,
your point is well taken and your diplomacy is most kind and refreshing!
thank you.
i have to say that a number of the 208s aren't very representative of their respective players. almost reminds me of those 'fake' e91 A,B,C cards.
i do beg forgiveness for making such a comparison since i see the 208s as
coveted cards.
208 Lapp,imho, is not representative of the 2 Lapps I have on the desk in
front of me---T5,T222.

all the best,
barry

[murcerfan]

i guess psa was so unimpressed with those t208'S that they just threw the last names on the flips......less research and trouble that way too!

Is this standard practice now?